DHAKA: A key suspect has accused Spanish King Felipe VI’s brother-in-law Inaki Urdangarin of embezzling public funds, according to written testimony submitted by the prosecutor Thursday.

Accountant Marco-Antonio Tejeiro, a fellow suspect in the fraud case facing Urdangarin, offered the first direct evidence against the 46-year-old husband of Felipe’s sister, Princess Cristina.

The scandal, subject of a four-year investigation by a judge in Palma de Mallorca, soured the reign of former King Juan Carlos, who tearfully handed the crown to his son last month.

Felipe, 46, took the throne on June 19 promising an ‘honest and transparent’ monarchy, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 2124 HRS, JULY 03, 2014